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Trump’s ethanol moves: good policy or corn country politics?

President Trump plans to lift the ban on summer sales of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol.

10/10/2018

PBS News Hour

Trump’s ethanol moves: good policy or corn country politics?

Clip: 10/10/2018 | 7m 54sVideo has Closed Captions

President Trump plans to lift the ban on summer sales of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol.

At a Tuesday campaign rally in Iowa, President Trump announced plans to lift the ban on summer sales of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol, known as E15. This move is opposed by oil companies and environmental groups but supported by the agricultural sector. John Yang speaks to Grant Gerlock from Harvest Public Media, who explains the changes and how they could impact the midterm elections.

10/10/2018

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